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<p>This year is the 26th year of Weng Weng’s passing. Born as Ernesto de la Cruz in Baclaran, the City of Parañaque, Metro Manila, the 2 feet and 9 inch Filipino actor is listed by the <em>Guiness Book of World Records</em> as the shortest adult actor in a leading role. And apparently 2 decades after his death, Weng Weng has a cult following in many parts of the world, particularly in the United States. An Australian rap group <em>The Chuds</em> and John R of <em>R Room</em> even created a music video about him.</p>
<p>https://youtu.be/eqh5O9LbjhY
<center>Video by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCngcY0nhRzhqzGdNqdoQw"><em>rroom</em></a></center></p>
<p>Australian Andrew Leavold, producer, owner and manager of Trash Video, the largest cult video rental store in Australia, is a big fan of Weng Weng. When he visited the Philippines, he gave a series of talks on Pinoy B films, a film genre that made Weng Weng a star of his generation.</p>
<p>https://youtu.be/chkRbTZhbPU
<center>Video by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD7QBxh8M_uHT9J0VqjGp3A"><em>Wild Eye Releasing</em></a></center></p>
<p>Leavold writes that Weng Weng was born with a condition known as primordial dwarfism, causing him to be born, in the words of his brother Celing, “no bigger than a bottle of soda.&quot;</p>
<p>“He spent the first year of his life in an incubator. He wasn't expected to live. Naturally, it was declared a miracle when he did, and in a country that celebrates miraculous acts of faith, it is no surprise that Weng Weng was dressed as the Child Jesus at the head of Baclaran's yearly Santo Nino parade.”</p>
<p>Weng Weng was a co-star or appeared in 14 films. At the height of his fame during the early 1980s, Weng Weng was even brought to Malacañang Palace to meet then First Lady Imelda Marcos. When the movie offers stopped coming, Weng Weng simply fell back into obscurity. He was only 34 when he died in 1992 of alcoholism and depression following a series of strokes.</p>
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<p><strong>Sources:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weng_Weng">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weng_Weng</a><br/>
<a href="http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/145619/weng-weng-lives/">http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/145619/weng-weng-lives/</a></p>
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